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vehicle. Other accidents where the airbags are
designed not to deploy are those where the risk of
injury from the airbag deployment could exceed
any protective benefits, such as in low speed
accidents or higher speed accidents where the
vehicle decelerates over a longer time. Since
airbag deployment does not occur in all accidents,
this further emphasizes the need for you and your
passengers to always wear safety belts.
Your Porsche vehicle is equipped with
electronically controlled systems that help to
ensure your vehicle operates properly. These
systems monitor the operation of various systems
and electronically store information that is useful
to service technicians when they need to diagnose
and repair these systems.
Your vehicle is equipped with crash-sensing
and diagnostic devices that may record
information at the time of a collision,
including whether the airbag and seatbelt
pretensioners deployed and whether the
safety belt was in use.
To retrieve this information, special equipment is
needed and access to the vehicle or feature that
stores that data is required. Some states only
allow access to such information under restricted
circumstances, including:
– In response to a request of police or other
government office; or
– with the consent of the registered owner, or if
the vehicle is leased, with the lessee, or
– through a discovery process in litigation; or as
otherwise permitted or required by law.
Your rights with respect to the information
discussed above may vary from state to state.
Check your state law for further information.
Advanced airbag
Your vehicle is equipped with occupant sensing for
the passenger's seat in accordance with
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208.
Depending on the weight, body positioning and
shape acting on the passenger's seat, the
passenger’s airbag will automatically be switched
on and off.
Depending on the angle and force of impact, the
passenger's airbag which is switched-on will be
triggered during a collision.
Precondition for switching the passenger's airbag
on and off, depending on weight, body positioning
and shape:
– Ignition is switched on.
Improper seating can unintentionally impair
operation of occupant sensing of the passenger’s
airbag.
If the weight of an adult on the passenger's seat is
not properly maintained, the passenger's airbag
may be switched off.
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Select an upright seat position, and do not
support weight on the armrests or center
console, or lean out of the window while
driving.
Always keep feet positioned on the floor in the
footwell while driving. Do not put feet on the
dashboard or the seat area.
Seat adjustment for the passenger’s seat
Safety belts only offer protection when the
backrest is positioned at an upright seating angle
and the belts are properly positioned on the body.
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Do not operate the car with the driver or
passenger backrests excessively reclined.
Improper passenger
seating
WARNING
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Reclining passenger
seatback
WARNING
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